Nutritional Deficiencies in Morbidly Obese Patients: A New Form of Malnutrition?: Part A: Vitamins
Abstract
It is a common belief that clinical vitamin or mineral deficiencies are rare in Western countries because of the low cost and unlimited diversity of food supply. However, many people consume food that is either unhealthy or of poor nutritional value that lacks proteins, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. In this, article we reviewed the literature and highlighted the vitamin deficiencies in obese patients before bariatric surgery. Deficiency of dietary minerals is described in the accompanying manuscript. The prevalence of vitamin deficiencies in the morbidly obese population prior to bariatric surgery is higher and more significant than previously believed.
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Deficiency or lack of homeostasis of important micronutrients is another form of malnutrition that has major impacts on everyday performance, intellectual and emotional condition, as well as physical health.
“Deficiency or lack of homeostasis of important micronutrients is another form of malnutrition that has major impacts on everyday performance, intellectual and emotional condition, as well as physical health (11, 12).”
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- Authors
- Kaidar-Person, O., Person, B., Szomstein, S., & Rosenthal, R. J.
- Affiliations
- Cleveland Clinic Florida (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rosenthal, Raul J.
- Venue
- Obesity Surgery
- Published
- 2008-03-04
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 870-876
- ISSN
- 0960-8923 (ISSN-L)
- 1708-0428
- OpenAlex
- W1897775748
- Cited by
- 325
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 38 · 2020: 31 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 20 · 2014: 29 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 11.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Obesity Surgery (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutrition and Health Studies
- Keywords
- morbid obesity, vitamin deficiency
- MeSH terms
- Avitaminosis, Feeding Behavior, Humans, Obesity, Morbid, Risk Factors, Bariatric Surgery
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